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How do you sleep?

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  • Typhanee83
    Typhanee83 Posts: 309 Member
    I cannot sleep without some sort of cover on me. Even when it's hotter than balls.. I have to at least have a sheet on me.

    And I can't have clothes bunching up and twirling around me. Nekkid sleep is the only way to go.
  • juliecat1
    juliecat1 Posts: 3,450 Member
    Total darkness, cool and cave like please. Must have a blanket no matter how warm. I tend to stick my right leg out and ball the comforter up to snuggle with it. Lol. My 4 year old usually stumbles in early in the morning. She always sleeps sideways pushing me clear to the edge of the bed.
  • Matthewgd24
    Matthewgd24 Posts: 41
    with my eyes closed
  • fitacct
    fitacct Posts: 242 Member
    I have tinnitus and MUST have white noise on to sleep or I don't sleep at all.
  • jyuubi
    jyuubi Posts: 109
    When I was younger, I slept with a nightlight, but no noise, unless I was using a fan. Need about the same now. My TV is usually on and I always have a fan on. I just can't sleep in the dark and complete silence. Definitely my mind going crazy, but I tend to see/hear things if I'm in the dark and silence.
  • 7bel0
    7bel0 Posts: 192 Member
    sleep? What is sleep? *kidding* I work nights so I have learned that I sleep when I can, when I'm tired, no matter where I am at. I can pretty much sleep anywhere, anytime.

    I envy you. Even when I'm dead tired I can't fall asleep without tossing and turning for at least 20-30 minutes.

    ooh I didn't say I slept great when I do sleep but, every little bit counts. I toss and turn. I'm up every hour to use the bathroom because I drink so much water and tea...
  • LolasEpicJourney
    LolasEpicJourney Posts: 1,010 Member
    I sleep not long enough or often enough
    I need quiet and blackness
    And a billion pillows

    My cat used to sleep in my arms at night, but we had to put her down in December so now I have to cuddle a pillow

    Oh and I HAVE to wear a sleep mask to ensure darkness
  • Rosa1213
    Rosa1213 Posts: 456 Member
    I have trouble falling asleep if it's hot, but that's it.
    I sleep anywhere, anytime, anyhow :) My family makes fun of me for it, because I'm known to just fall asleep to make a long car ride seem shorter. (This is especially helpful when we drive 18 hours to Mexico to see extended family).
  • EnchantedEvening
    EnchantedEvening Posts: 671 Member
    On my right side, cold room, fan or A/C (depending on season) for white noise, facing the door. I'm not too picky about light, as long as it isn't shining in my eyes. Absolutely zero noise allowed, though.

    I go nuts when we stay in a hotel or visit people because I'm usually facing the wrong way and/or on the wrong side... or the room is too hot... or I can hear other people and noises...

    I'm a super picky sleeper.
  • myfitnessnmhoy
    myfitnessnmhoy Posts: 2,105 Member
    I sleep like a baby. I wake up crying every couple of hours. :laugh:

    Seriously, I prefer silence and darkness, my wife prefers silence and some light, and my daughter needs a sound machine running with some form of white noise and a little light. So our 3-person family pretty much runs the gamut.
  • junejadesky
    junejadesky Posts: 524 Member
    You will adjust to life without it. You are just used to it now... but that being said I sleep with 3 fans... I have tinnitus which is a constant (and I mean constant) ringing in the ears. I also wear hearing aids so the fans help drown out the ringing at night....
  • Thena81
    Thena81 Posts: 1,265 Member
    gurl, riding on the gReyhound system across country i have learned to sleep settin up, with screaming babies! <3 headphones lol
  • coopersmom2006
    coopersmom2006 Posts: 839
    Very dark, very quite and very cold

    Yep, me too.
  • LadyGhostDuchess
    LadyGhostDuchess Posts: 894 Member
    Not very well :(
  • LadyBeryl
    LadyBeryl Posts: 344 Member
    Dark and usually with TV, music, or my favorite daily podcast:

    http://dailyaudiobiblemedia.com/player/index.php
  • ironanimal
    ironanimal Posts: 5,922 Member
    I can only sleep when I'm very, very tired, regardless of any outside factors. My mother always had a radio on overnight, but I sleep no differently whether there's some background noise or not.
  • SARgirl
    SARgirl Posts: 572 Member
    I used to fall asleep with the tv on and set the sleep timer but once I moved in with my boyfriend (now husband) he had to have the tv on the whole night. Now I have to have the tv on in order to sleep!
  • sailorsiren13
    sailorsiren13 Posts: 460
    Hubby can't sleep without the tv on i like it cold and dark as possible since every little thing wakes me up but i'm an insomniac so it sucks to be me!
  • catshark209
    catshark209 Posts: 1,133 Member
    I have horrid sleep and require 9 hours. Blah. I have to have quiet and darkness. Though people speaking quietly lulls me.
  • Christine1110
    Christine1110 Posts: 1,786 Member
    We have a fan that runs...so no I don't like it quiet...I like a little noise also.
  • CallieM15
    CallieM15 Posts: 910 Member
    I sleep best cuddled up to someone.... But now a days its a ton of blankets and pillows around me.
  • IronPlayground
    IronPlayground Posts: 1,594 Member
    We've been using a "white noise" app on our phones. It has different sounds like ocean, rain, thunderstorm, etc. It's helped considerably.
  • sweetbeckymarie
    sweetbeckymarie Posts: 144
    I put my tv on sleep mode tuned into something boring with even toned voices (nothing too loud and scream-y) that won't bother me trying to fall asleep. I've noticed the light has started to bother me. Therefor, I think a fan works best to block out outside noise (and cool you off now that it's summer). I get 5 hours of sleep on a good night woohoo.

    Temperature wise, now that it is getting hot out I have to sleep with a foot peeking out from under the covers. Can't sleep without being covered, no matter how hot it is!
  • Crochetluvr
    Crochetluvr Posts: 3,458 Member
    Although I don't need white noise to sleep, I now prefer it because the diabetes has caused me to develop permanent tinnitus and it can drive me crazy when there is no background sound. So I sleep with a small fan on in the bedroom.
  • He_Luvs_The_Beauty_Within
    He_Luvs_The_Beauty_Within Posts: 6
    I have to sleep with my fan on!.the noise puts me to sleep.one night my fan of 3 yrs just went out n the same thing happened to me,I woke up right away,it was at 3 in the morning n knew I wouldn't be able to fall asleep again so I did what any crazy woman would do,got up,got dressed n went to buy a new one at Wal-Mart! Yup,I think I have a problem.lol
  • Pettygirl
    Pettygirl Posts: 23 Member
    You're not alone... I have a spare fan in the box in case mine goes out!
    I like the noise of a fan plus feeling it on my face... light blanket ... body pillow... zzzzz... :smile:
  • SherryTeach
    SherryTeach Posts: 2,836 Member
    I agree with the dark, quiet and cold people. That's why I love hotel rooms. You can close those heavy drapes, crank down the AC and be in pitch dark chilliness buried under the covers. I can't get it that dark at home. . . my blinds let in too much light from the landscaping and the street. And I notice that I now have way too many gadgets, each with its own tiny blue or green charger light winking.
  • fenrirGrey
    fenrirGrey Posts: 110 Member
    How do you sleep?

    Blissfully.

    Good night =)
  • Gloria67648
    Gloria67648 Posts: 108 Member
    This was really fun to read. I don't feel as odd now. Lol

    Its summer so I'm downstairs Which isn't as fun as upstairs - no tv but the bed is bigger. A/c on. Fan on. And feet have to be covered up or the cats will nibble on them. Pillows everywhere!
  • threedaysfromyou
    threedaysfromyou Posts: 32
    I prefer a dark, warmish room that's fairly quiet, with someone to snuggle, like my boyfriend or a cat. I usually wear earplugs and an eye mask, since my boyfriend can't fall asleep without the TV on. Plus, the pug dog snores.

    When I sleep alone (BF and I don't always keep to the same hours), I sometimes use a white noise generator that sounds like rain, the ocean, or a bubbly aquarium.
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